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== Stamp Room == |
== Stamp Room == |
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The [[Stamp]] Room |
The [[Stamp]] Room created by Charles Whitfield King was a former library that was wallpapered in 1892 with 44,068 stamps (total face value £699 16s 9d )by a decorater engaged exclusively for 3 months working 11 hrs a day ,and the original owner of the house had a bookcase removed in 1894 and the extra space used for another 5474 stamps face value . The stamps where arranged in mosaics and interesting shaped over the walls. All that survives now is over the mantelpiece; a decorative 1892 with a mosaic pattern surrounds . |
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== Billiard Room == |
== Billiard Room == |
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Revision as of 20:57, 15 January 2009
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Morpeth is a large house in the centre of Ipswich. It is Situated on Lacey Street near the old Odean. The grounds are about 3/4 of a acre and have many old trees and interesting features
Stamp Room
The Stamp Room created by Charles Whitfield King was a former library that was wallpapered in 1892 with 44,068 stamps (total face value £699 16s 9d )by a decorater engaged exclusively for 3 months working 11 hrs a day ,and the original owner of the house had a bookcase removed in 1894 and the extra space used for another 5474 stamps face value . The stamps where arranged in mosaics and interesting shaped over the walls. All that survives now is over the mantelpiece; a decorative 1892 with a mosaic pattern surrounds .
Billiard Room
The Billiard room is an octagonal room that used to house the full size snooker table that the Whitfield Kings owned. Unfortunately the roof fell down in a violent storm and was too expensive to replace therefore the room was turned into a secret Garden and many concerts have been performed on the stage from local bands
Time line of owners
1887 - 1959 = Whitfield King family 3 Generations:
1887 Charles Whitfield-King b,1855
1930 Charles Whitfield-King b,1887
1945 James Whitfield-King b,1921
1959 - 1977 = Ms Goddard Dance School (Billiard room used as dance hall and stamp room as dressing room
1977 - 2004 = Home of the Capey Family (7 Children)
2004 - now = Home of the Gwinnutt family (Martin, Emma, James and Becky)
Whitfield King
Whitfield King built the house and the building opposite to be used as the centre of his stamp business. He was a very successful businessman and sold millions of stamps from Ipswich. He employed 17 people in the building including sorters of stamps, addressers, cleaners and an engineer to keep the building in tip top condition. Then the house was surrounded in fields and woodland and Lacey street only had 3 houses on it but now there are almost 50.